- Ted Pheasant
Football manager infobox
playername = Ted Pheasant
fullname = Edward Pheasant
dateofbirth = birth date|1877|2|15|df=yes
cityofbirth =Darlaston
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1910|7|17|1877|2|15|df=yes
cityofdeath =Wolverhampton
countryofdeath =England
height = height|ft=6|in=2
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1895–1904
1904–1910
1910
clubs = Wednesbury Excelsior
Wednesbury Old Athletic
Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion
Leicester Fosse
caps(goals) = 0 - 0 0(-) 0 - 0 0(-)
159 (19)
140 (20)
000 0(0)Edward "Ted" Pheasant (15 February 1877 – 17 July 1910) was an English footballer, who played in the
Football League for both Black Country clubs, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion.Career
Pheasant began his career at local non-league clubs Wednesbury Excelsior and Wednesbury Old Athletic, before joining First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 1895. He made his league debut on 19 September 1896 in a 3–4 loss at Derby, but had to wait until the 1898–99 season to become a first choice player.
He was an ever-present for two successive seasons during 1899–1901, amassing 168 games for the club over a nine-year stay. He then moved to neighbours West Bromwich Albion in November 1904 for a £500 transfer fee and in the same month made his debut against Manchester United in a Divison Two match.cite book | last = Matthews | first = Tony | title = The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion | publisher = Breedon Books | date = 2005 | pages = p178 | isbn = 1-85983-474-4] He appeared in 152 games for Albion in all competitions, scoring 22 goals.
The defender joined Leicester Fosse in 1910 but never played a game for them. He died of
peritonitis just two weeks after signing for the club, on 17 July 1910 aged 33.References
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*cite book| last=McOwan | first=Gavin | title=The Essential History of West Bromwich Albion | publisher=Headline | year=2002 | isbn=0-7553-1146-9;Specific
Persondata
NAME = Pheasant, Ted
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Pheasant, Edward
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =1877-02-15
PLACE OF BIRTH =Darlaston , West Midlands,England
DATE OF DEATH =1910-07-17
PLACE OF DEATH =Wolverhampton , West Midlands,England
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